Calls for blasphemy ban on Russian film Matilda
Source: BBC By Sarah Rainsford In a darkened film studio in northern Moscow, an actress runs frantically on the spot to whip up her emotions. Eyes wide and panting, she […]
‘Every person deserves to rest in peace’: American Muslims raising money to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
Source: The Washington Post By Colby Itkowitz After the desecration of a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis over the long holiday weekend, an incident in which more than 150 headstones were toppled […]
A Settler’s View of Israel’s Future
By YISHAI FLEISHERFEB. 14, 2017 CreditLauren Simkin Berke HEBRON, West Bank — Last week, Israel’s Parliament passed a controversial bill that allows the government to retroactively authorize contested West Bank Jewish communities by compensating previousPalestinian land claimants. Opposition parties warn that this law could open Israel to prosecution at […]
Deferred notice of ‘two-state’ demise
Feb 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah There was loud overreaction recently to the Knesset legislation sanctioning the Israeli theft of Palestinian land for building Jewish settlement. The pattern repeated itself last week, with US President Donald Trump’s remark with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next to him at […]
Iran sends delegation to Saudi for talks on rejoining haj
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 An aerial view of the Grand Mosque is seen on the second day of Eid al-Adha, during the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia […]
This is what would have to go wrong for Marine Le Pen to win the French presidential election
Will Hamon’s and Mélenchon’s supporters back Le Pen’s opponent to keep her out of office, as the polls suggest? Andreas Whittam Smith @indyvoices What would have to happen for Marine Le Pen, leader of the far right Front National (FN), to win the French presidential election in May? Following Brexit and Donald […]
Your smartphone is the most dangerous thing you own – don’t take it with you if you travel to America
The legal loophole that allows the US border to be classified as “outside” normal US constitutional protections should be cause for concern. Your important private data is simply not safe if you wish to travel to the US Mike Harris @mjrharris Here’s a fun game to help you make new (weird) […]
The Government’s cruel immigration policy is tearing my family apart – and forcing us into exile
I thought as a Briton I had the freedom to marry who I wanted and settle with them in my country. I was wrong JONATHAN GREEN 3 hours ago Click to follow Critics of the UK’s immigration policy call it “soft-touch Britain”. They say we have “open borders”, but the […]
Who is trolling the Pope?
Source: BBC I was shocked when I saw them. I was sitting just a few rows behind a nun on a tram, when it stopped alongside some posters of a stern-looking Pope Francis. Underneath his glum, almost menacing face, was a list of complaints: he’d removed priests, ignored the concerns of […]
Muslim teacher Juhel Miah denied entry to US ‘not given reason’
Source: BBC A Muslim teacher denied entry to the United States while on a school trip said he has still not been told why. Juhel Miah, 25, told BBC Wales: “All I want is a reason, I want to know why they kicked me off the flight.” Mr Miah had […]
Restrict polygamy to control terrorism?
Source: BBC Polygamy is widely accepted all over Nigeria but one of the country’s most prominent Muslim leaders is trying to ban the practice – in some cases.Men who cannot afford more than one wife are the catalyst for these reforms.The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, suggested that polygamy among […]
Germany’s Bavaria to ban full-face veil
Source: BBC The German state of Bavaria has announced plans to ban the full-face veil in government workplaces, schools, universities and while driving. “Communication happens not only via language but also looks, facial expressions and gestures,” said state Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann. But critics say the ban will have little […]
Turkey reverses female army officers’ headscarf ban
Source: BBC A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government. The military is the last Turkish institution to see the ban removed. It has long been seen as the guardian of Turkey’s secular constitution. Turkey has a secular constitution dating […]
An Assault on American Values
Source: NY Times: The homeland security secretary, John Kelly, issued a remarkable pair ofmemos on Tuesday. They are the battle plan for the “deportation force” President Trump promised in the campaign. They are remarkable for how completely they turn sensible immigration policies upside down and backward. For how they seek […]
Indian teen wakes up on way to his own funeral
Source: ET A teenager astonished his family by waking up from the dead on the way to his very own funeral in India. Following a dog bite incident last month in Dharwad’ village in Karnataka state, Kumar Marewad was taken to a hospital due to high fever last week by his family. Given that […]
Isis suicide bomber ‘was Briton freed from Guantánamo’
Source: The Guardian “I was thinking about the children’s futures. Was he part of it? Will he come back? All these things go through your mind. I was seeing on the news at this point that Isis was going from bad to worse … So I decided that I was […]
Iran Threatens to Give U.S. a ‘Strong Slap in the Face’
Source: The Daily Beast A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened Wednesday to give the U.S. a “strong slap in the face” if it underestimates Iran’s military. After taking office, President Trump warned Iran that he would be tougher than his predecessor on the Islamic Republic and that the […]
Turkey wants steps from EU on visa-free travel quickly, Erdogan spokesman says
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a flag before Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim is expected to address a crowd of around 10,000 in Oberhausen, Germany, February 18, 2017, to promote Turkey’s constitution referendum on April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (reuters_tickers) ANKARA […]
‘Don’t come to Switzerland’ – the anti-tourism campaign
MIGRANT INFORMATION By Stefania Summermatter, SRF FEB 21, 2017 – Welcome to Switzerland: a border guard and migrant in Chiasso (Keystone) Debunking the myth of “Paradise Switzerland” and informing African migrants about the risks of travelling to Europe is the goal of a Swiss-funded television series set in Nigeria. The […]
Switzerland: Illegal immigrants to benefit from amnesty
INTERNATIONAL GENEVA FEB 22, 2017 The programme, dubbed Operation Papyrus, lists the conditions potential beneficiaries have to meet (Keystone) Geneva has launched a programme to grant resident permits to illegal immigrants in Switzerland and combat unlawful work practices. It applies to several thousand people who have been living in Geneva […]